Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-20
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WACO TEXAS May 2o.-PasSengers on the Mis-
souri, Pacific train which arrived here at O'Clock
yesterday morning give the following particulars
OF the train robbery on the International and
Great Northern road, at Mcneil station Is miles
from Austin. Twelve mounted men did the work
and with so much system that they secured a
large amount OF money from the Pacific Express
Company. Mr.. C. W. White OF Waco a passenger.
says: The train left Austin for Waco on time and
when II pulled up at Mcneil station 1t was found
that the agent and two men who intended 10 take
passage were in charge OF twelve robbers who
had come 10 the station well mounted and armed.
The robbers had rolled log in front OF the engine
and the engineer and fireman were guarded py
some of them while the others proceeded TO fire
into the top OF the cars in the train. The passen
gers were told that II they kept quiet they would
not be molested, and they kept quiet. The robbers
fired about one hundred shots within the coaches
TO HELP KEEP Up THE QUIETNESs
OF the passengers Mr.. Henry Landa, OF San An
TONIC was shot In the hand. brakeman named
White had his cheek and nose grazed by bullet
IN charge OF A. j. Northacker, and demanded that
he open ii. He refused to obey and they then
broke open the car door and Knocked the express
man down. The safe was broken open and robbed
How much money they got no one seems TO know
The amount has been variously estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000. Mr.. White says the express
man would not or could not tell the amount OF
money that had been taken. He said to Mr.
White: "When / saw the fellows start out with
the silver, which was bulky package, / thought 1
was safe, but when they returned and commenced
looking for the currency knew it was all up with
me-" II is TO be supposed from these remarks
that
THE ROBBERS SECURED LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY
After the robbers had secured the Doodle they
told the traihmen TO roll the log of the track and
they could go on. Mr. White, before leaving the
station, had a talk with the agent, whose name is
s. r Ely. Mr.. Ely says the men came TO the sta
ton unmaSRed and took himself and two other
men In charge. one OF the men was j. b. Ricketts,
and halls from Birmingham, Ala The robbers
also took fine gold watch and chain from Mr.
Ricketts,. The robbers took the three men, placed
them in box Car, closed the door and put guard
over them. Mr.. White says he asked the agent
what kind OF looking men they Were, and he told
him that they looked like border rufflans. They
were well armed and seemed to understand their
business very thoroughly. After robbng the train
they mounted their horses and rode away. The
train was delayed only about half an hour and
came on north. When 1t arrived at Waco, North
acker, the expressman, was weak from loss OF
blood and the effects or the blows he received from
the robbers but he continued on his run to Denp-
son. The conductor, engineer and fireman. who
were on the train which WAS robbed, changed at
Tyler and their names were not learned
ON THE TRAIL OF THE ROBBERS
CHICAGO, May 20.-A special from Austin. Tex
to the Times says: Deputy u. s. Marshal Rankin
returned late last night from the scene OF the
train robbery and reports that with the assistance
OF bloUdhoundS the officers got on the trail OF the
robbers. 1t was followed few miles when they
came upon the camp where the robbers had EVIL
IDENTIFY divided their booty-sOme "a. 900. Express
trails leading from the ground showed that the
band scattered here. Mr.. Rankin left the sheriff
OF Williamson County and a large posse still
securing the country, and with the aid OF the
blOOdhoundS he thinks they will capture one or
more OF the robbers.